Andy’s Auto to be rebuilt after fire

MARYVILLE — Andy’s Auto Body owner Mark Anderson said he plans to rebuild his Maryville location after last month’s fire.

The shop, located at 14 Schiber Court in Maryville, was deemed a total loss after the fire on Jan. 29.

The fire started in the paint booth, according to Anderson. He said that it was strange that something could have started burning due to the fact that the paint booth was in its cooling phase when the blaze started at 1 p.m. At least five different fire departments responded to the scene.

Anderson said the shop manager and a mechanical technician were in the shop at the time the fire started. Anderson said that neither were near the paint booth at the time, and that the manager was unable to see the location due to the shape of the building.

In the wake of the fire, Anderson said he plans to rebuild the building to its original specifications with a few code upgrades.

“There’s nothing we can do but leave it and start over again,” Anderson said.

Currently, Anderson is negotiating two separate insurance policies before he can began demolition or construction on the site. Since the site contained both an Andy’s Tire and Auto Service and an Andy’s Auto Body, Anderson has to deal with the policy for each one, which is different.

In the meantime, Anderson said that he is currently taking bids for demolition as well as construction on the site. Anderson encourages customers of Andy’s in Maryville to frequent one of his other area shops during reconstruction.

“It would be nice if they could take their business to one of our other stores, so we can service our customers while we’re down,” he said.